Bordeaux 2011: Est-ce difficile?
April 8, Sunday. Back from Bordeaux and will create a new webpage with all the tasting notes this long weekend. The dry whites were often terrific, including Pavilion Blanc de Margaux and especially...
View ArticleTasting blind in real time at Château Branaire Ducru: 4 April 2012
Kudos to Chateau Branaire Ducru in St Julien for providing us with internet access as we sit and taste blind 34 wines from the northern Medoc. Since I liked Calon Segur so much, I am starting with the...
View ArticleBordeaux 2011: tasting notes from barrel
Seashell freshness beguiled on occasion – and a return to refreshing wine is welcome. But hard and/or dry tannins detracted. Many fine whites. This vintage should be less expensive, but careful choices...
View ArticleBordeaux 2011: a few surprises but mostly as expected
By Panos Kakaviatos BORDEAUX 2011 FROM BOTTLE – Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington D.C. (1/17/2014) - as posted on Cellar Tracker, but with a few score revisions one day afterwards. With some trepidation I...
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